HB307 - Proactive Postsecondary Admission Program
Summary
Kentucky Governor signed HB307 into law (Acts Ch. 35) on April 7, 2026, establishing a proactive postsecondary admission program. The Council on Postsecondary Education will manage the program, requiring all public postsecondary institutions to implement a common online application by July 1, 2027. The Kentucky Department of Education and nonpublic schools must submit compiled student lists annually by September 1, and KHEAA must provide KEES scholarship amounts to enable personalized admissions notifications.
What changed
HB307 creates a new proactive postsecondary admissions program under KRS Chapter 164, establishing requirements for public postsecondary institutions, the Kentucky Department of Education, nonpublic schools, and KHEAA. The legislation defines terms, requires a common online application system managed by the Council on Postsecondary Education, and mandates annual data submission on student lists and KEES scholarship amounts. The Council must send personalized prospective admissions letters to eligible high school students indicating their qualification status at each Kentucky public institution.
Public postsecondary institutions face new administrative obligations to establish minimum academic qualifications and integrate with the common online application platform by July 1, 2027. The Kentucky Center for Statistics must collaborate with KDE and the Council to publish annual workforce and academic outcome data under new KRS Chapter 151 requirements. Students benefit from streamlined application processes and proactive notification of admission eligibility and scholarship amounts.
What to do next
- Public postsecondary institutions must implement the common online application by July 1, 2027
- Kentucky Department of Education and certified nonpublic schools must compile and submit student lists by September 1 annually
- KHEAA must submit KEES award amounts to the Council on Postsecondary Education by September 1 annually
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kentucky / HB307 Signed by Governor HB307 House Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-07
AN ACT relating to proactive postsecondary admission.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; establish a proactive postsecondary admissions program to be managed by the Council on Postsecondary Education; require each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky to establish the minimum academic qualification for prospective admission to the institution and implement the common online application approved by the council by July 1, 2027; require the Kentucky Department of Education and each certified nonpublic school to submit a compiled list with designated information of all high school students who most recently completed their junior year to the council and the Kentucky Center for Statistics on or before September 1 of each year; require the KHEAA to submit the KEES award amounts of public and certified nonpublic high school students to the council on or before September 1 of each year; direct the council to send a personalized prospective admissions letter notifying each eligible high school student of each public postsecondary education institution in Kentucky where the recipient qualifies for prospective admissions, provides instructions for the recipient to apply for full admission, and of the student's KEES scholarship amount; provide that the personalized letter shall not constitute a guarantee of admission; retain the right for public postsecondary education institutions to perform a comprehensive reviews of all admissions applications internally; create a new section of KRS Chapter 151 to direct the Kentucky Center for Statistics to collaborate with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Education to publish annual data on academic and workforce outcomes; amend KRS 164.020 to direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to establish a common online application and maintain a website for students to apply to Kentucky public postsecondary institutions through the common online application.
Bill Details
State Kentucky
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb307....
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Sponsors
James Tipton (Rep - R) George Brown (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-07 H signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 35) 2026-03-26 H delivered to Governor 2026-03-26 H enrolled, signed by President of the Senate 2026-03-26 H enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House 2026-03-26 H received in House 2026-03-25 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0 2026-03-24 S posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026 2026-03-20 S 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill 2026-03-19 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar 2026-03-18 S to Education (S) 2026-03-05 S to Committee on Committees (S) 2026-03-05 S received in Senate 2026-03-04 H 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (2) and Floor Amendment (2) 2026-03-03 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 04 2026 2026-02-25 H floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (2) 2026-02-24 H reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) 2026-02-20 H Floor Amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute 2026-02-18 H recommitted to Postsecondary Education (H) 2026-02-11 H 2nd reading, to Rules 2026-02-10 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) 2026-01-20 H to Postsecondary Education (H) 2026-01-12 H to Committee on Committees (H) 2026-01-12 H introduced in House
Votes
2026-03-04 House: Veto Override RCS# 189 Yea: 97 Nay: 0 2026-03-25 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3999 Yea: 38 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-12 H Committee On Committees 2026-01-20 H Postsecondary Education 2026-02-11 H Rules 2026-02-18 H Postsecondary Education 2026-03-05 S Committee on Committees 2026-03-18 S Education 2026-03-20 S Rules
Amendments
0000-00-00 House Committee Substitute 0000-00-00 House Floor Amendment 0000-00-00 House Committee Substitute 0000-00-00 House Floor Amendment
Bill Text Versions
0000-00-00 Introduced 0000-00-00 Engrossed
Subjects
Children and Minors Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Higher Reports Mandated State Agencies Universities and Colleges Fiscal Note Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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